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Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 22, 2018	Mar. 01, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Dec. 23, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Goodwill					$ 264	$ 127	$ 90
TM4 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase consideration	$ 125
Business Combination, Cash and cash equivalents	3
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade	3
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other	1
Business Combination, Inventories	4
Business Combination, Goodwill	148
Business Combination, Intangibles	24
Business Combination, Investment In Affiliates	49
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment	5
Business Combination, Accounts payable	(2)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits	(1)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities	(7)
Business Combination, Redeemable noncontrolling interest	(102)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation	$ 125
USM - Warren [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase consideration		$ 78
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade		17
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other		3
Business Combination, Inventories		9
Business Combination, Goodwill		3
Business Combination, Intangibles		33
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment		50
Business Combination, Accounts payable		(34)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits		(2)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities		(1)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation		$ 78
BFP and BPT [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase consideration			$ 201
Business Combination, Cash and cash equivalents			75
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade			78
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other			18
Business Combination, Inventories			134
Business Combination, Other current assets			9
Business Combination, Goodwill			20
Business Combination, Intangibles			41
Business Combination, Deferred tax assets			3
Business Combination, Other noncurrent assets			4
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment			174
Business Combination, Notes payable including current portion of long-term debt			(130)
Business Combination, Accounts payable			(51)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits			(14)
Business Combination, Taxes on income			(1)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities			(19)
Business Combination, Long-term debt			(51)
Business Combination, Pension and postretirement obligations			(11)
Business Combination, Other noncurrent liabilities			(22)
Business Combination, Redeemable noncontrolling interest			(44)
Business Combination, Noncontrolling interests			(12)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation			$ 201
SIFCO SJT [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase consideration				$ 70
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade				1
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other				1
Business Combination, Inventories				10
Business Combination, Goodwill				7
Business Combination, Intangibles				3
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment				59
Business Combination, Accounts payable				(2)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits				(9)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation				$ 70